The biology of hyaluronan.

Chichester : Wiley, 1989.

ix, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Proceedings of the Symposium on the The Biology of Hyaluronan, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, Sept. 27-29, 1988.

"Editors: David Evered (organizer) and Julie Whelan"--P. v.

"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Secondary structures in hyaluronan solutions : chemical and biological implications / J.E. Scott -- Identification and regulation of the eukaryotic hyaluronate synthase / P. Prehm -- Turnover and metabolism of hyaluronan / J.R.E. Fraser, T.C. Laurent -- Enzymic pathways of hyaluronan catabolism / Lennart Rodén, Patrick Campbell, J. Robert E. Fraser, Torvard C. Laurent, Hâkan Pertoft, Jerry N. Thompson -- The interaction of hyaluronate with the cell surface: the hyaluronate receptor and the core protein / Charles B. Underhill -- Hyaluronan and hyaluronan-binding proteins in cartilaginous tissues / Roger M. Mason, Margot V. Crossman, Christine Sweeney -- The role of a cell-associated hyaluronan-binding protein in fibroblast behaviour / E.A. Turley -- Hyaluronate-cell interactions and growth factor regulation of hyaluronate synthesis during limb development / Bryan P. Toole, Syeda I. Munaim, Seth Welles, Cheryl B. Knudson -- The role and regulation of tumour-associated hyaluronan / Warren Knudson, Chitra Biswas, Xiao-Qiang Li, Raymond E. Nemec, Bryan P. Toole -- Interactions between cells of the immune system and hyaluronate synthesis by human dermal fibroblasts / Theresa L. Whiteside, Robert B. Buckingham -- Hyaluronan and angiogenesis / D.C. West, S. Kumar -- Hyaluronan and hyaluronectin in the nervous system / Bertrand Delpech, Annie Delpech, Gert Brückner, Nicole Girard, Catherine Maingonnat -- Changes in hyaluronan concentration in tissues and body fluids in disease states / Anna Engström-Laurent -- The specific interaction between fibrin(ogen) and hyaluronan: possible consequences in haemostasis, inflammation and wound healing / Paul H. Weigel, Stephen J. Frost, Robert D. Leboeuf, Carl T. McGary -- Clinical uses of hyaluronan / Endre A. Balazs, Janet L. Denlinger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.